Letters to the Editor
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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
RACISM: Lighten up on dark remark
In his Feb. 6 letter to The Press, Steve Bell goes out of his way to depict himself as the Robin Hood for all ethnic groups and slayer of the Regans when in reality his letter presents libelous drivel.
TV: Experience not a tasty dish
We recently moved from one Hayden residence to another Hayden residence. We were advised by The Dish Network that they would move us free. We made the move and to our surprise the technician from Dish could not get…
COLLEGE: Find more ways to pay
As a senior at Post Falls high school I believe there should be more options for helping students pay for college. Scholarships and loans are a huge part of kids being able to get into a school. Some kids don’t eve…
RIP: Thank you to Annie
I was saddened to hear of Robin Ann “Annie” Davis’s passing. She was ornery and full of life and love for the dogs, especially her Basenjis. She was a county 4-H dog leader back when I started my leader training in…
TRUSTEE: Here's the bottom line
I am a third generation Coeur d’Alene native and, proudly, a fourth generation educator. My mother, Betty McLain, was a longtime servant of Coeur d’Alene, first as a district teacher, followed by a long career at N…
TAXES: Make up your mind, Idaho
It seems the only requirement to be elected in Idaho is to be a mathematically challenged Republican. I speak of the push to get rid of the corporate personal property tax, which would blow a $141 million hole in l…
ABORTION: This doesn't add up
Is this world really SO upside down?
DISRUPT: Here's the way it was
Back in my day, if you disrupted a class, you were snatched by the scruff, towed into the hall where everyone in the school heard the whack of the paddle. There were very few disruptions. Can’t do that now. The kid…
VISION: First, take a look back
I wasn’t able to attend the Cd’A 2030 visioning meeting the other night but I did read the article with interest. This made me think back in time and question its value.
COMBAT: No place for women
In the Old Testament book of Judges, there was a woman named Deborah who told her commander, whose name was Barak, to go to war. To paraphrase his response, “I’ll go, but not without you.”
RACISM: We see it often in reverse
While Steve Bell is seeking divine guidance from the NAACP, there are some questions I wish he would ask them:
GUNS: Don't need yet more laws
So let me understand this:
EXCHANGE: One size doesn't fit all
It is critical for Idaho to support Governor Otter’s recommendation to create a state-based health insurance exchange. The new law gives us no choice. We will have an exchange, either federal or state-based. Idahoa…
DEBT: Ante up, Americans
This country’s biggest problem is the national debt, now at $16.5 trillion, and going up. Few people know what a trillion is. It is a 1 with 12 zeros behind it. Or, take a million, multiply it by 1,000, then you ha…
EXCHANGE: Find a way to say no
I keep hearing that Idaho MUST accept the health care exchange (Obamacare) because it’s “the law.” Well, sometimes the law just doesn’t make sense and those of us who see it for what it is need to stand up and call…